Build a stronger IT services business with reporting you can actually rely on

I help businesses understand their numbers, rebuild financial models and reporting, and have a helicopter view over cash flow, margins, and performance - without the cost of a full-time CFO.

Roman Kovalov, Fractional CFO
20+ yearsin FP&A and financial modelling
FCCAqualified finance professional
Trusted modelsbuilt for CFOs and CEOs at SoftwareOne, Woolworths, MSD and others
Sydney basedworks with clients globally
Sound familiar?

The clarity problem most IT founders never talk about.

01

You need confidence in your numbers

Revenue is growing, but when someone asks "are we actually profitable?" the honest answer is a guess.

02

Reporting takes too long and is hard to rely on

Month-end drags on for weeks, and by the time the numbers arrive, nobody fully trusts them anyway.

03

Forecasts and budgets are not helping you make better decisions

The budget was built once, broke quickly, and now lives in a spreadsheet nobody opens before deciding anything.

04

You lack clear visibility into what is actually driving profit

Some clients, projects and services make you money. Some quietly lose it. Right now you cannot tell which is which.

What changes

After working together, you will have:

  • Clear financial models you can trust
  • A better understanding of profitability and how to improve it
  • Faster, more structured reporting you can rely on
  • Better control over cash flow
  • Confidence in your business decisions
What I do

I help you understand what drives profit - and what needs fixing.

I rebuild the core financial systems your business runs on. That means creating reliable models, simplifying reporting, and giving you a clear view of what really matters - performance, cash flow, and profitability.

Financial Modelling

Rebuild your financial model so it reflects how your business actually makes money - and can be relied on for decision-making.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Build realistic budgets and forecasts that help you focus on what matters most.

Process Automation

Replace manual reporting with meaningful, easy-to-follow financial models that give you results with a click of a button.

Financial Reporting

Turn meaningless reports into clear, decision-ready insights you can rely on.

Performance Analysis

See where profit is gained or lost - by product, service, or customer.

Cash Flow & Planning

Be confident in your cash flow and never run out of money.

The goal is not better spreadsheets. The goal is a more profitable, better-controlled business.

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How I work

Building a strong financial function.

A structured, practical approach to rebuilding your financial models and reporting. From initial assessment to full handover, the focus is on creating systems your team can rely on.

01

Assessment

We start with a conversation to identify gaps in your models, reporting, and financial visibility.

02

Design

I define a cleaner, more reliable financial setup for your business, including the KPIs that matter most.

03

Build & Implement

I rebuild your financial models and reporting from the ground up - ensuring accuracy, clarity, and usability.

04

Handover & Support

Your team gets reporting and systems they can understand, use, and maintain without depending on one person.

Ways to work together

Three ways to fix your finance function.

Each one is built for a specific stage. Most clients start with the Diagnostic.

Step 02 · Project

Financial Infrastructure Build

One-off scoped project
Best forYou already know your reporting and models are broken. You want them rebuilt properly - so your numbers work for you, not against you.
  • Reporting stack fixed and simplified
  • Robust financial models built around how you make money
  • Dashboards or BI reporting
  • Forecasting that actually gets used
  • Scalable finance infrastructure your team can maintain
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Step 03 · Ongoing

Fractional CFO Partnership

Ongoing monthly partnership
Best forYou want CFO-level thinking in your corner every month - without hiring a full-time CFO. Limited to 5 clients at a time.
  • Ongoing strategic finance support
  • Reconciled numbers and better business visibility
  • Regular insights on margins, cash and performance
  • Better pricing, hiring and growth decisions
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Roman Kovalov
Meet the founder

Hey, I'm Roman!

I've spent 20+ years in FP&A, financial modelling and business partnering across technology, IT services, retail, pharma, construction and financial services.

I started this practice because I kept seeing the same problem: good businesses working hard, growing revenue, but still not fully trusting their numbers.

My work is simple: I help CEOs and Founders rebuild the financial structure behind the business, so they can see what's driving profit, where cash is going, and what decisions need to be made next.

  • 20+ years in corporate FP&A
  • FCCA qualified finance professional
  • Focused on IT services and cloud solutions businesses
  • Built financial models trusted by CFOs and CEOs at SoftwareOne, Woolworths, MSD, Servier, First American, YMCA and others
  • Specialist in Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot and automation
What people say

Trusted by the people who've seen the work.

Andrew Miles
Andrew Miles
Health Technology Executive · Board Member & Chair

"Roman provided valuable inputs to manage the company's P&L through the global financial crisis - pricing, volumes, distributor agreements and cost efficiencies. A strong partner with a rigorous view on financial performance."

Performance exceeded external benchmarks
Rhonda Robati
Rhonda Robati
Senior Leader · SoftwareOne

"Roman is an outstanding collaborator and communicator. He excels at data analysis, reporting and business planning tied to data-driven decisions. I highly recommend Roman."

Integrity · Pace · Data-driven decisions
Warren Nolan
Warren Nolan
SVP Channel & Strategy APAC · SoftwareOne

"Roman consistently delivered strong commercial value. He brings a highly positive commercial mindset and a clear ability to translate insights into data-driven decisions. I have no hesitation in recommending him."

Years of commercial value delivered
Mark Walton
Mark Walton
Sales Leadership & Strategy Director

"A true partner to the business - he uses financial insight to shape decisions, not just report on them. His use of AI and automation elevates conversations from hindsight to forward-looking, decision-ready guidance."

AI-enabled · Forward-looking · Trusted
Cameron Rangeley
Cameron Rangeley
Cloud Services Director · Parallo

"Over several years I found Roman to be diligent, detailed and easily approachable, with a strong understanding of our business and our systems."

Trusted across several years
Ogi Arnautovic CA
Ogi Arnautovic CA
Finance Director APAC · SoftwareOne

"A key driver of elevating our commercial insight and decision-making. Roman built our FP&A dashboards and turned complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders."

Managed Roman directly
Sherry Hua
Sherry Hua
Senior Finance Manager · SoftwareOne · CPA

"Roman brought structure and clarity to our financial data during a complex acquisition, establishing reporting that became a trusted reference point for teams across the region."

Trusted reporting across ANZ

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Get in touch

Let's talk about your numbers.

Not sure if this is right for you? Book a free 30-minute discovery call to understand your current state. Just a straight conversation about where your financial clarity is breaking down and what it would take to fix it.

Based in Sydney, Australia · Works globally

If you do not know your numbers, you cannot fully run your business.

If you value your time, want to get clarity on your numbers and improve your profitability, it is time to fix the financial foundation of your business.

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